EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS, AND COMMENTARIES UPON MEN, MEASURES, AND CUSTOMS IN PIONEER DAYS AND LATER TIMES

T.T. Geer was my grandmother's (Florence
Gradon Ragen) great uncle. This section of our website contains the
contents of his book titled "Fifty Years in Oregon". I have attempted to
describe the general contents of each of the chapters below.

Additional perspective on our family history. These chapters relate
our family's trip to Oregon via the Oregon Trail — a history also covered through recollections from Ralph Carey Geer and Calvin Geer. They also
trace our family's ancestors back to England in the 1600s.

Notes from Geer's years at Willamette University
where he was taught by Professor Grubbs, Professor L.J. Powell and
others. Includes reminiscences of the great flood of 1861 as well as the
murder trial of George Beale.

Geer was named one of Oregon's three electors in the
electoral college in 1896; he visited with McKinley after the election was
secured. Geer was later snubbed, however, by McKinley for an appointed
office.

Geer ends his book with a few notes on his second wife and
his father's ultimate return to their original homestead.

If you are interested in finding this book, Fifty
Years in Oregon, it can
often be located at Powell's Books in Portland
which is one of the largest used book stores in the United States or, through Alibris
which catalogs used books from stores across the country. For more information on the Geer Family, visit the Geer Family website. Other resources
and references include:

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